Ana Cristina Alvarado While the government sought to expand the oil and mining frontiers, indigenous and peasant territories staged a strong resistance. This sparked what experts consulted by Mongabay Latam consider a “criminal and penal persecution” against environmental defenders. In the absence of the state, mining is mainly taking over the Amazon and drug trafficking […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Findings from the New York Immigration Coalition show Latino men without criminal records increasingly targeted across neighborhoods. Immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump has expanded rapidly and unevenly, reshaping how federal authorities operate in cities with large immigrant populations. A New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) investigation in partnership with Chloe N. East and Elizabeth Cox […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Government aims to lift formal employment to 50 percent by 2029 through regulatory changes and dialogue. Ecuador’s new Minister of Labor, Harold Burbano, has begun outlining an agenda that favors regulatory changes over sweeping legislative reform, betting that faster approvals, clearer rules, and more flexible work schedules can improve job quality and boost formal employment […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Presidents elevate border cooperation, illegal mining controls and regional integration during first foreign visit by Peru’s new leader. Ecuador and Peru moved to deepen their bilateral relationship on Friday with a renewed emphasis on security, border control and coordinated action against transnational crime, as Presidents Daniel Noboa and José Jerí met in Quito for the […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Expanded docks, new cranes and tighter security reshape Ecuador’s busiest container terminal amid mounting criminal pressure. DP World is fast-tracking a major expansion of the Posorja Deepwater Port, reshaping Ecuador’s main container gateway to handle larger ships, higher volumes and rising security risks tied to global drug trafficking routes. The project, unveiled this week by […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

New conservation status links drinking water security, biodiversity corridors and future hydroelectric development in Morona Santiago. The Ecuadorian government has added a vast stretch of Amazonian territory in Morona Santiago to the National System of Protected Areas, declaring Runahurco a new Water Protection Area and formally elevating its role in safeguarding both human water supplies […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.